Audiences with distinguished guests from overseas
| Month |
Received by |
Name |
| January |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Micronesia and Mrs. Nena |
| February |
His Majesty the Emperor |
President of the House of Representatives of the Kingdom of Morocco |
| March |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Georgia and Mrs. Shevardnadze (Official Working Visit) |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
H.R.H. Princess Anne of the U.K. |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of Yemen (Official Working Visit) |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Speaker of the State Great Hural of Mongolia and Mrs. Khishigt |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary and Mrs. Áder |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
First President of the Cour de Cassation of France and Mrs. Truche |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of Viet Nam and Mrs. Sau (Official Working Visit) |
| April |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
H.R.H. the Grand Duke Jean H.R.H. the Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg (State Visit) |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Egypt and Mrs. Sabet |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
H.H. Sheikh Hamad, Amir of Qatar (Official Working Visit) |
| May |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of the Province of Catalunya of Spain and Mrs. Ferrusola |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Colombia and Mrs. Pastrana (Official Working Visit) |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Peru (Official Working Visit) and Miss Fujimori |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Special Advisor to the Consul-General of Japan in Denver, the U.S.A. |
| June |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Austria and Mrs. Klestil-Löffler (State Visit) |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of the Philippines and Mrs. Estrada |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of Côte d'Ivoire and Mrs. Bedie (Official Working Visit) |
| July |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Prime Minister of Poland and Mrs. Buzek |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Prime Minister of Australia and Mrs. Howard (Official Visit) |
| September |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of Korea and Mrs. Park (Official Visit) |
| October |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Speaker of the Parliament of Sweden |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of the International Paneuropean Union and Mrs. Habsburg |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of Venezuela |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Mrs. Havlova, First Lady of the Czech Republic with Ms. Veskrnova |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Prime Minister of Thailand |
| November |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Chancellor of Germany (Official Visit) |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of the Senate of Thailand |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Secretary-General of the United Nations and Mrs. Annan (Official Working Visit) |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Speaker of the Senate of Belgium and Mrs. Rousseaux |
| December |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
H.M. King Abdullah II and H.M. Queen Rania of Jordan (State Visit) |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
President of Kazakhstan and Mrs. Nazarbaeva |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Chairman of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Prime Minister of France and Mrs. Agacinski-Jospin (Official Working Visit) |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
President of Palau |
Audiences with Foreign Ambassadors
| Month |
Received by |
Name |
| January |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Argentina and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Portugal and his spouse |
| February |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Cambodia and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Honduras and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Israel and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Nepal and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Thailand and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Italy and his spouse |
| March |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Spain |
| April |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the U.K. and his spouse |
| May |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkey and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Indonesia and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Slovak Republic and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Columbia |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Myanmar and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Venezuela and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Egypt and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Palau |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Botswana and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Philippines and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Argentina and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Thailand and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Portugal |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Panama and his spouse |
| June |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Uganda and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Lebanon and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Norway and his spouse |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Uruguay |
| July |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Rwanda and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Malaysia and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Germany |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Hungary and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Tanzania and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Italy and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Malawi, his spouse and daughter |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bangladesh and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Cambodia and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Zimbabwe and his spouse |
| August |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Uruguay and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of El Salvador and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sudan and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the U.K. and his spouse |
| September |
His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the U.A.E. |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Austria and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Guinea and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mongolia and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Cote d'Ivoire and his spouse |
| October |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Spain and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Costa Rica and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Rwanda and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Norway and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Lebanon |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Egypt and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Fiji Islands and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Nicaragua and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of India and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ecuador |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Malaysia and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Hungary and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Germany and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kenya |
| His Majesty the Emperor |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Dominican Republic |
| November |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Iran and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Departing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sri Lanka and his spouse |
| December |
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Burkina Faso and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Paraguay and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Czech Republic and his spouse |
| Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Switzerland and his spouse |
The Imperial Family